COMPANY

Holding company formed in 1968 for United Air Lines.

Official Website:
http://www.united.com/

Industry:
Airline

Ticker:
NASDAQ:UAUA

Corporate headquarters:
Chicago, IL

Sales:
$17.4B (2005)

Employees:
53,000

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Gerald Greenwald	Business	11-Sep-1935		CEO of United Air Lines, 1994-99
Douglas A. Hacker	Business	1955		EVP at United Air Lines, 1999-2006
John C. Pope	Business	c. 1950		President and COO of United Airlines, 1992-94
Karim Samii	Business	c. 1963		Pardus Capital Management
Glenn F. Tilton	Business	c. 1948		CEO of United Air Lines
Stephen M. Wolf	Business	1941		Chairman of US Airways, 1996-2003

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Richard J. Almeida	Business	c. 1943		Heller Financial
Mary K. Bush	Business	c. 1949		Bush International
Stephen R. Canale	Labor Leader	c. 1946		International Association of Machinists
W. James Farrell	Business	c. 1943		CEO of Illinois Tool Works, 1995-2005
Walter Isaacson	Author	20-May-1952		Former Managing Editor for Time
Robert D. Krebs	Business	c. 1943		CEO of BNSF, 1995-2000
Robert S. Miller	Business	4-Nov-1941		CEO of Delphi, 2005-07
James J. O'Connor	Business	15-Mar-1937		CEO of Commonwealth Edison, 1980-98
Glenn F. Tilton	Business	c. 1948		CEO of United Air Lines
David J. Vitale	Business	c. 1952		CAO, Chicago Public Schools
John H. Walker	Business	c. 1958		CEO of Global Brass and Copper
Stephen A. Wallach	Labor Leader	?		Airline Pilots Association International

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Andrew Brimmer	Economist	13-Sep-1926		Federal Reserve Governor, 1966-74
W. Douglas Ford	Business	c. 1944		Former BP/Amoco executive
Gerald Greenwald	Business	11-Sep-1935		CEO of United Air Lines, 1994-99
Dipak C. Jain	Educator	9-Jun-1957		Dean, Kellogg School of Management
Juanita M. Kreps	Government	11-Jan-1921	5-Jul-2010	US Secretary of Commerce, 1977-79
Richard D. McCormick	Business	4-Jul-1940		CEO of US West, 1992-98
Hazel O'Leary	Government	17-May-1937		US Secretary of Energy 1993-97
Frank A. Olson	Business	19-Jul-1932		CEO of Hertz Corporation, 1977-99
Deval Patrick	Politician	31-Jul-1956		Governor of Massachusetts
John C. Pope	Business	c. 1950		President and COO of United Airlines, 1992-94
Stephen M. Wolf	Business	1941		Chairman of US Airways, 1996-2003

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